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Fabrication and Photoelectrochemical Behavior of Ordered CIGS Nanowire Arrays for Application in Solar Cells
Salvatore PiazzaCarmelo SunseriRosalinda InguantaPatrizia Livrerisubject
FabricationMaterials scienceGeneral Chemical EngineeringNanowirechemistry.chemical_elementNanotechnologyCopper Indium Gallium Selenidechemistry.chemical_compoundCopper Indium Gallium Selenide; Solar Cells; Template Synthesis; Electrodeposition; Anodic Alumina MembranesElectrodepositionElectrochemistryGeneral Materials ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryGalliumAnodic Alumina MembranesPhotocurrentbusiness.industryCopper indium gallium selenide solar cellsAmorphous solidSettore ING-IND/23 - Chimica Fisica ApplicatachemistrySolar CellTemplate SynthesiOptoelectronicsbusinessCopper indium gallium selenideIndiumdescription
In this work, we report some preliminary results concerning the fabrication of quaternary copper, indium, gallium, and selenium CIGS nanowires that were grown inside the channels of an anodic alumina membrane by one-step potentiostatic deposition at different applied potentials and room temperature. A tunable nanowire composition was achieved through a manipulation of the applied potential and electrolyte composition. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that nanowires, whose chemical composition was determined by energy-dispersive spectroscopy analysis, were amorphous. A composition of Cu0.203In0.153Ga0.131Se0.513, very close to the stoichiometric value, was obtained. These nanostructures were also characterized by photoelectrochemical measurements: They showed a cathodic photocurrent and an optical gap of 1.55 eV.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters |